Coolidge Municipal Airport (P08)

[Joe Copalman]

Water under the bridge, just be safe and smart out there.  I mean, what if Jack Roush decides to come to one of these? 

[Jay Beckman]

Water under the bridge, just be safe and smart out there.  I mean, what if Jack Roush decides to come to one of these? 

Apparently, with Jack, the safest place to stand is directly on the numbers... 

[Joe Copalman]

Ba-dump-ump-CHING!

Jason, BFE is where the magic happens.

[Jay Beckman]

Ba-dump-ump-CHING!

Thank You! Thankyouverymuch...  We're here all week!  Try the Veal!!

Jason, BFE is where the magic happens.

Indeed...!

[Jay Beckman]

Fly Baby...  (Not to be confused with a Fry Daddy)



Mooney on short final...

[Jay Beckman]

Just park next to that SUV so we can go eat!!

[Paul Dumm]

[Bubak]

[Jay Beckman]

"Aircraft In Shot Is Smaller Than It Appears!"   

Anyone else notice that the new power lines erected west of Coolidge turn up in quite a few shots!?   

[Joe Copalman]

Anyone else notice that the new power lines erected west of Coolidge turn up in quite a few shots!?   

Yeah, I noticed them back in April.  Not necessarily shot-killers, but certainly unwelcome clutter in the background now.

[Joe Copalman]

[Brian Lockett]

Some photos from the Coolidge Fly-in on November 6:

Breakfast is served by the Coolidge Lion's Club in front of the main hangar at the airport.

Schmunk-Martin Hatz Special N22849 was built in 1980. Its construction number is 1. It is powered by a Lycoming O-235 engine.

International Air Response DC-7B N4887C has carried the same registration since it was delivered to Delta Airlines on November 25, 1957. Its construction number is 45351. Delta sold it to BMR Aviation on March 31, 1968, which sold it to Emerald Shillelagh Air Travel Club in May 1968. C M Belew acquired it in July 1972 and leased it to Sun's Travel Club in May 1973. T & G Aviation bought it in May 1980. It has been registered to International Air Response since June 3, 1980. IAR operated it as Tanker 33 and applied classic Delta Airlines livery. It has been stored at Coolidge since at least 2004.

Piper J3C-65 Cub N92392 was built in 1946. Its construction number is 16854. It is powered by a Continental Motors A&C65 series engine.

Ryan ST3KR N56017 was built in 1942. It is powered by a Kinner R-5 series 5-cylinder, 540-cubic inch radial engine. It is restored as a US Army Air Corps PT-22.

Waco UPF-7 N29926. Its construction number is 5423. It is powered by a Continental Motors W670 series radial engine.

There are more photos from the Fly-in on my web site: http://air-and-space.com/20101106%20Coolidge.htm.

[bilwor]

Some of my shots from Coolidge Fly-In 11/06/10

[bilwor]

Three more from last Saturday

[Bubak]